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Re:The U.S. wind industry now employs more than 100K people by tertius on Saturday April 22, 2017 @11:14PM (#14176262)
Solar and wind cannot meet demand. Neither is there enough hydro storage.

The population will peak. What causes the peak? Lifting from poverty. What results? Much higher energy demand.

Regardless, current demand cannot be sustained by wind and solar. Not even speaking about future demand.

Gas is fossil. I prefer nuclear to meet demand for the foreseeable future.

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Re:The U.S. wind industry now employs more than 100K people by randomdata on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:09AM (#14176626)
Apples and oranges, really. Wind/solar/gas are best suited for peak production. Nuclear is best suited for base load production. While technology can change down the road, they currently aren't directly in competition with each other.
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